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Object Number
05-31-50/64976
Display Title
Snuff box, beaded
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Box, gourd, partially covered with black/white beads, blue beads, plugged openin
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
Materials
Gourd, Fiber, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7.2 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm (2 13/16 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
05-31-50/64976
Provenance
Collector
Herman R. P. Cochran
Seller
Herman R. P. Cochran
(1905)
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